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>> police under fire over the use of taser guns. and later, a club dedicated to spreading happiness. >> hill: the investigation continues into yesterday's hostage drama at the discovery channel's headquarters in silver spring, maryland. police shot gunman james lee to death after they say he threatened his three hostages. today they revealed the guns he was carrying were starter pistols. they also say he had four explosive devices with him. four more were found in his home. all were safely detonated by the bomb squad. taser guns were originally introduced as a non-lethal weapon police could use to subdue a suspect, but since 2001, more than 400 people in this country have died after being shocked by an officer. and now, john blackstone reports, a man in marin county, california is suing the police after they tasked him in his own home. >> reporter: with a taser pointed at his chest, peter mcfarland did sit down. the 64-year-old had fallen at his home but refused to be taken to the hospital because he didn't have insurance. >> report
>> police under fire over the use of taser guns. and later, a club dedicated to spreading happiness. >> hill: the investigation continues into yesterday's hostage drama at the discovery channel's headquarters in silver spring, maryland. police shot gunman james lee to death after they say he threatened his three hostages. today they revealed the guns he was carrying were starter pistols. they also say he had four explosive devices with him. four more were found in his home. all were...
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Sep 15, 2010
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use just once per day for dawn-to-dark hold. it is important to use the product as directed. fixodent and forget it. and those people are what i like to call wrong. metamucil is the only leading fiber supplement with psyllium, which gels to help remove waste and reduce cholesterol. metamucil. ask more of your fiber. >> couric: finally tonight, we're down to the final week of summer and for birds that means the fall migration has begun. it's peak season for bird watching. this is no casual activity. in fact, mark vas man tells us it's one of the most popular competitions in america. (bird calling). >> reporter: for every backyard birder out there, this is nature's symphony. >> i had a hooded warbler. >> cool. >> reporter: greg mason is one of 48 million american birders, amateur audubons, they know a scarlet tan jeer from a rose-breasted grossby. or in this case... a green heron. >> reporter: that gets you jazzed, doesn't it? (laughter). >> it does! the thing is you start doing this and you go to kookytown. >> reporter: kookytown or just quirkytown, this is the annual great te
use just once per day for dawn-to-dark hold. it is important to use the product as directed. fixodent and forget it. and those people are what i like to call wrong. metamucil is the only leading fiber supplement with psyllium, which gels to help remove waste and reduce cholesterol. metamucil. ask more of your fiber. >> couric: finally tonight, we're down to the final week of summer and for birds that means the fall migration has begun. it's peak season for bird watching. this is no casual...
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Sep 2, 2010
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we use it when other types of treatment don't work. >> reporter: an f.d.a. committee will meet in two weeks to decide meridia's fate, harry? >> smith: the company says there's already a warning label. isn't that enough? >> reporter: harry, the problem is while it's true there's a warning label and in this study only patients with known underlying cardiovascular disease were at increased risk for heart attack and stroke. in the real world it's hard to know exactly who those patients are. who is at increased risk for cardiovascular disease? about half of all patients who die suddenly in heart attack have no known history of heart disease. >> smith: jon lapook, thank you so much. for more information, all you need to do is go to our partner in health news webmd.com and search "weight loss drugs." there was a medical scare at the u.s. open here in new york today. 21-year-old victoria azarenka collapsed during the first set of her match with gisela dulko. she left in a wheelchair and was later diagnosed with a mild concussion. azarenka says she hit her head while
we use it when other types of treatment don't work. >> reporter: an f.d.a. committee will meet in two weeks to decide meridia's fate, harry? >> smith: the company says there's already a warning label. isn't that enough? >> reporter: harry, the problem is while it's true there's a warning label and in this study only patients with known underlying cardiovascular disease were at increased risk for heart attack and stroke. in the real world it's hard to know exactly who those...
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Sep 1, 2010
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that's it for us at 5:00. cbs evening news is next. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >> smith: tonight, after more than seven years of war, the president announcing the end of u.s. combat operations in iraq. >> we have met our responsibilities. now it's time to turn the page. is. >> smith: also tonight, hurrican earl, a hurricane watch goes up in north carolina after the powerful and dangerous storm shows what it can do in the caribbean. and families reunited. a joyous homecoming for soldiers back from war. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: and this is a special western edition. good evening, katie is off tonight. after seven and a half years of war, u.s. combat operations in iraq have come to an end and president obama went on national television tonight to make the announcement. since the 2003 invasion to oust saddam hussein, more than 4,400 americans have died. more than 34,000 have been wounded. price tag: $744 b
that's it for us at 5:00. cbs evening news is next. caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >> smith: tonight, after more than seven years of war, the president announcing the end of u.s. combat operations in iraq. >> we have met our responsibilities. now it's time to turn the page. is. >> smith: also tonight, hurrican earl, a hurricane watch goes up in north carolina after the powerful and dangerous storm shows what it can do in the caribbean. and families...
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Sep 4, 2010
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how did you used to commute? >> like everybody else: drive over the bridge. >> reporter: no big deal? >> no big deal. >> reporter: that's the lake champlain bridge between new york and vermont, when there still was a bridge. f.d.r. opened it in 1928 and it carried as many as 4,000 vehicles a day, until last fall when, with almost no warning, it was closed. the american society of civil engineers issues a report card every four years on the state of america's infrastructure. and the last one in 2009 was not good at all. the overall grade was a "d." "d?" that's as good as it gets? >> and it's not getting any better. back in 2005 we also did a report card and it was also a "d," there so we haven't gained any ground. >> reporter: andrew hermann helped write the report card which examined every aspect of the country's infrastructure. bridges got a "c," but even with that average grade, 12% of them- - more than 72,000 bridges-- are too old, or what's politely called "structurally deficient." >> it means we've been igno
how did you used to commute? >> like everybody else: drive over the bridge. >> reporter: no big deal? >> no big deal. >> reporter: that's the lake champlain bridge between new york and vermont, when there still was a bridge. f.d.r. opened it in 1928 and it carried as many as 4,000 vehicles a day, until last fall when, with almost no warning, it was closed. the american society of civil engineers issues a report card every four years on the state of america's...